After Kai, Matt, and Reozaki conversed with Gimli for a while, and with Kai successfully convincing him to perform the vow, the three managed to get Gimli to examine their weapons and agree to craft combat suits for them.
Since Kai wanted his team to attain as much strength as possible, he also instructed Gimli to create three additional suits for the girls, and naturally, one for Neko-sensei.
Kai exhaled loudly as he leaned against the wall beside his bed, visibly irritated.
He had expected everything to proceed exactly as planned. However, there were several unexpected setbacks.
After concluding the contract negotiations and initiating the construction of their combat suits, Kai had gone on to address his primary reason for seeking out Gimli:
The matter of the Star of Ruin.
But the problem was, even Gimli knew little to nothing about it. The only insights he could offer were: